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VA Rolls Out Risky Consolidation Scheme
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VA Rolls Out Risky Consolidation Scheme - The American Prospect
The proposal to reorganize the Veterans Health Administration would centralize power at the top and cause a multitude of problems, critics argue.
https://prospect.org/2026/03/02/va-veterans-health-administration-consolidation-doug-collins-trump/
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Earthquake in the Gulf: Iran war expands to dozen countries in 72 hours
The sheer geographic scope of the war is already staggering.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/iran-war-expanding-israel-lebanon-gulf-cyprus
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VA Rolls Out Risky Consolidation Scheme
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VA Rolls Out Risky Consolidation Scheme - The American Prospect
The proposal to reorganize the Veterans Health Administration would centralize power at the top and cause a multitude of problems, critics argue.
https://prospect.org/2026/03/02/va-veterans-health-administration-consolidation-doug-collins-trump/
about 7 hours ago
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It’s Time for the Media to Press Trump on Allegations of Abusing a Minor
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It’s Time for the Media to Press Trump on Allegations of Abusing a Minor
Trump faces allegations in the Epstein files, including claims involving a minor. The media should investigate him as it has others.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/27/trump-epstein-allegations-of-abusing-a-minor/
about 12 hours ago
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With docile GOP majorities controlling both chambers, Congress is willingly surrendering its constitutional and political powers in foreign affairs to a mad king who enjoys pressing buttons and watching things go boom.
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A Mad King Who Enjoys Watching Things Go Boom
Going … Going … Almost Gone Take advantage of the special pre-sale...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/a-mad-king-who-enjoys-watching-things-go-boom
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A Mad King Who Enjoys Watching Things Go Boom
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A Mad King Who Enjoys Watching Things Go Boom
Going … Going … Almost Gone Take advantage of the special pre-sale...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/a-mad-king-who-enjoys-watching-things-go-boom
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MercyOne in Iowa closed its Ottumwa clinic and laid off dozens of staff members. Trinity Health, parent company to MercyOne, projects a $1.5 billion annual revenue loss from the legislation.
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Republicans facing 'escalating backlash' as signature bill closes more hospitals: report
President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is triggering a healthcare crisis across rural America, forcing hospitals to close maternity wards, shutter clinics and lay off staff — and those ...
https://www.rawstory.com/republican-health-care-cuts/
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MercyOne in Iowa closed its Ottumwa clinic and laid off dozens of staff members. Trinity Health, parent company to MercyOne, projects a $1.5 billion annual revenue loss from the legislation.
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Republicans facing 'escalating backlash' as signature bill closes more hospitals: report
President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is triggering a healthcare crisis across rural America, forcing hospitals to close maternity wards, shutter clinics and lay off staff — and those ...
https://www.rawstory.com/republican-health-care-cuts/
about 15 hours ago
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Trump reacts to dead service members by boasting he got a 'great deal' for their lives
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Trump reacts to dead service members by boasting he got a 'great deal' for their lives
President Donald Trump responded to the death of three U.S. service members by bragging he got a "great deal" in the war that ended their lives.On Sunday, U.S. Central Command confirmed that three mem...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-us-deaths-great-deal/
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US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say
Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/pregnant-immigrant-children-texas-abortion?CMP=share_btn_url
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“Mr. Trump did not scramble back to the White House from Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Palm Beach, to oversee the U.S. and Israeli strikes. “Instead, the president capped an extraordinary day of U.S. aggression abroad by attending a glitzy fund-raising dinner at his club.”
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A Few More Thoughts on War with Iran
Iran’s long-promised retaliation arrived on Sunday. Missiles and drones targeted Israel and several Persian Gulf states — including countries that host U.S. military bases — widening a conflict that n...
https://politicalwire.com/2026/03/01/a-few-more-thoughts-on-war-with-iran/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hubbub-pro
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Now that is being put to the test, as the U.S. races to destroy Iran’s missile and drone force before it runs out of interceptors to fend off Tehran’s retaliation.”
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U.S. Races to Finish Mission Before Munitions Run Out
“When the U.S. military’s top general laid out the risks to President Trump of launching a major and extended attack on Iran, one of the issues he flagged was America’s stockpile of munitions,” the Wa...
https://politicalwire.com/2026/03/01/u-s-races-to-finish-mission-before-munitions-run-out/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hubbub-pro
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in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center
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Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center
When ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center, many Americans were alarmed.
https://apnews.com/article/children-immigration-detention-dilley-trump-administration-ice-8ab12c9357ff3b8d400cfa2b2dbe85ed?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Worms
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The American bombardment of Iran has been launched without explanation, without Congress, without even an attempt to build public support. Above all, it has been launched without a coherent strategy for the Iranian people.
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Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People
Anne Applebaum: "The American bombardment of Iran has been launched without explanation, without Congress, without even an attempt to build public support. Above all, it has been launched without a co...
https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/28/trump-has-no-plan-for-the-iranian-people/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hubbub-pro
2 days ago
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How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account
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How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account
Adam Serwer: "Around the world, powerful men are facing consequences for their actions. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of trying to overthrow the government in a January 6–sty...
https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/26/how-america-chose-not-to-hold-the-powerful-to-account/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hubbub-pro
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) A regulation that would have required Veterans Affairs medical examiners to include the effects of medication in assigning disability ratings. Who does this?
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VA to formally rescind controversial disability ratings rule
A policy requiring VA medical examiners to include effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be formally rescinded on Feb. 27.
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2026/02/26/va-to-formally-rescind-controversial-disability-ratings-rule/
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Another day, another round of insane, racist Truth Social attacks against minority congresswomen from the president of the United States:
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AI Death Machines. No Human Oversight. What Could Go Wrong?
Pete Hegseth is trying to bully Anthropic out of objecting to “lethal autonomous weapons systems” and mass surveillance.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/ai-death-machines-no-human-oversight-hegseth-anthropic-claude-military?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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4 days ago
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“Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting
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Trump Reportedly Mulling Plan to Declare ‘National Emergency’ Paving Way for Major Power Grab
The Washington Post reported that activists are working with the White House on an executive order to declare a "national emergency" over America's elections.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-reportedly-mulling-plan-to-declare-national-emergency-paving-way-for-federal-elections-takeover
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President Donald Trump's supporters handed him a 17-page draft proposal on how to declare a national emergency to seize control of state election administration, according to reports on Thursday.
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'Sad': MAGA buried over plot to cook up 'sham national emergency' to usurp elections
President Donald Trump's supporters handed him a 17-page draft proposal on how to declare a national emergency to seize control of state election administration, according to reports on Thursday.Under...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-elections-2675340112/
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'Sad': MAGA buried over plot to cook up 'sham national emergency' to usurp elections
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'Sad': MAGA buried over plot to cook up 'sham national emergency' to usurp elections
President Donald Trump's supporters handed him a 17-page draft proposal on how to declare a national emergency to seize control of state election administration, according to reports on Thursday.Under...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-elections-2675340112/
4 days ago
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The Trump administration has limited its refugee applications from other countries. This new target, according to an unreported U.S. State Department document from Jan. 27, showed a push to increase refugees from South Africa, Reuters reported.
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Trump admin wants to bring in thousands of white South Africans as refugees: report
A new report revealed Thursday that the U.S. has planned to admit 4,500 applications from white South Africans as refugees, according to Reuters. The Trump administration has limited its refugee appli...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-south-africa-refugees/
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David Frum: “The most radical fantasy in the speech was its claims of a new golden age of prosperity. That misstatement surely deceived nobody. Prices continue to rise; the job market stagnates.
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The State of the Union Revealed a Sad Reality
David Frum: “The most radical fantasy in the speech was its claims of a new golden age of prosperity. That misstatement surely deceived nobody. Prices continue to rise; the job market stagnates. In al...
https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/25/the-state-of-the-union-revealed-a-sad-reality/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hubbub-pro
5 days ago
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President Trump said he inherited record inflation. He didn’t. He inherited 3.0% inflation, though it was a 40-year high, about 9.1% more than two years before he took office. It then came down. And there is inflation today, contrary to his claim that there’s no inflation. It was 2.4% in January.”
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‘There Was Just a Lot of Lying!’ CNN’s Daniel Dale Drops Blistering Fact Check on Trump Speech
CNN senior reporter Daniel Dale dropped a blistering fact-check on President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech, Tuesday.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/there-was-just-a-lot-of-lying-cnns-daniel-dale-drops-blistering-fact-check-on-trump-speech
6 days ago
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Some files have not been made public despite a law mandating their release. These include what appear to be more than 50 pages of FBI interviews, as well as notes from conversations with a woman who accused Trump of sexual abuse decades ago when she was a minor.
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell?utm_campaign=storyshare&fbclid=IwdGRjcAQLJDdjbGNrBAskE2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHjpCmwyKaKXuOem-u19hXOVE-U8FSixD62LT7Kf-6G8UF1cGXSE9DLU8smKK_aem_0w_safjT3ydTZ1hzbeX7qg
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Can Congress allow presidential dictatorship? "Worryingly, for Justice Clarence Thomas, the answer appears to be 'yes.' Thomas argued that with but a few exceptions, Congress can give its entire power to the president. "We can be grateful he was alone in this view."
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Clarence Thomas terrifies ex-judge as he shrugs at existential question
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas alarmed a retired judge Tuesday as he broke from all of his colleagues on a question that poses an existential threat to the U.S.Writing in Newseek, Ex-Judge Thom...
https://www.rawstory.com/clarence-thomas-trump-2675309629/
6 days ago
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“He’s going to tell 40 different lies, call Democrats names; he’s going to paper over his corruption, and I don’t feel like what he’s doing dignifies having Democrats there to cloak the speech in a veneer of respectability.”
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Trump makes last-minute demand for State of Union makeover: 'We gotta make changes'
President Donald Trump, who’s expected to make his State of the Union address Tuesday night, apparently called House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) with a last-minute demand for changes to the event, the...
https://www.rawstory.com/state-of-the-union-2675317208/
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Epstein Files: NPR Finds 53 Missing ‘Trump’ Pages — the DOJ Has No Explanation
NPR finds 53 Epstein file pages missing from the DOJ release, deepening questions about transparency in Trump’s own Justice Department.
https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/epstein-files-npr-finds-53-missing-trump-pages-the-doj-has-no-explanation
6 days ago
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Justice Department Withheld Epstein Files on Trump
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Justice Department Withheld Epstein Files on Trump
"The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor," an NPR investigation finds. "It also removed some documents from the publi...
https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/24/justice-department-withheld-epstein-files-on-trump/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hubbub-pro
7 days ago
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7 days ago
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Was wondering why it is the media ignoring the VA trying to change the rules and reducing the disability of Veterans.
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New VA Rule Ties Disability Ratings to Medicated Symptoms, Drawing Fire From Veterans Groups
Under a previous court precedent, VA examiners were required to consider what a veteran’s disability would look like without medication. Under the new rule, the rating is based on how the veteran pres...
https://www.military.com/benefits/veterans-health-care/new-va-rule-ties-disability-ratings-medicated-symptoms-drawing-fire-veterans-groups.html
7 days ago
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The Race for Congress: Latest 2026 Polls
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The Race for Congress: Latest 2026 Polls
Track the latest congressional ballot surveys that ask who Americans plan to vote for in the 2026 midterm election.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/congressional-vote-2026.html?smid=bs-share
7 days ago
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Conservative ex-GOP staffer makes major prediction about Trump: 'Removal from office'
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Conservative ex-GOP staffer makes major prediction about Trump: 'Removal from office'
A former congressional staffer for Republicans made a series of predictions about what will happen in 2026, culminating with Donald Trump's removal from office.It started with a report from Newsweek. ...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-removal-from-office-2026/
8 days ago
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Measles cases this year near 1,000. That we know of.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Measles cases this year near 1,000. That we know of.
Many of the current cases stem from the outbreak in South Carolina, which the administration told Mother Jones they weren’t especially concerned about in December.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/measles-cases-vaccines-rfk-south-carolina/
9 days ago
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Supreme Court Justices' lives at risk due to 'incredibly dangerous' Trump move: attorney
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Supreme Court Justices' lives at risk due to 'incredibly dangerous' Trump move: attorney
Supreme Court Justices may be fearing for their lives after Donald Trump's response to their legal smackdown, according to a Jan. 6 investigator.Temidayo Aganga-Williams, an attorney who served as an ...
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-2675291522/
9 days ago
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Filled with Ice storm troopers......
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Trump Says He Is Sending Hospital Ship to Greenland
“President Trump said he plans to send a hospital ship to Greenland as part of his continuing effort to exercise control of the island in the Arctic, which he has said is vital for national
https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/21/trump-says-he-is-sending-hospital-ship-to-greenland/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hubbub-pro
9 days ago
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SCOTUS security is provided by the US Marshals. US Marshals are under US DOJ control. SCOTUS judges should probably be sleeping with a loaded .38 under their pillows. I wonder how they feel now about giving him presidential immunity.
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Supreme Court Justices' lives at risk due to 'incredibly dangerous' Trump move: attorney
Supreme Court Justices may be fearing for their lives after Donald Trump's response to their legal smackdown, according to a Jan. 6 investigator.Temidayo Aganga-Williams, an attorney who served as an ...
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-2675291522/
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A Pew Research study from 2023 showed more than 80 percent of married women take their spouse's last name. Critics point out the version of the SAVE Act that passed the U.S. House doesn’t allow voters to offer proof of name-change documentation.
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'Unmitigated disaster' warning for GOP as House pushes Trump law: 'It's going to hurt'
WASHINGTON — When Congress returns to Washington next week, Democrats will be on the defensive, rallying to kill the SAVE Act, a voting reform measure that party leaders say is a key part of President...
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/top-dem-warns-gop-voting-act-threatens-talarico-boosted-texas-hopes-real-time-right-now/?ICID=ref_fark
10 days ago
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FCC chair makes wishful joke about Stephen Colbert: 'These are MAGA airwaves now'
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FCC chair makes wishful joke about Stephen Colbert: 'These are MAGA airwaves now'
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr joked that Stephen Colbert had been prevented from airing an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate...
https://www.rawstory.com/brendan-carr-stephen-colbert-maga/
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Four Years In, Trump Remains On Putin’s Side In His Stagnated Invasion Of Ukraine
Trump cut off aid and Ukraine was hit with four times as many missiles and drones in his first year back in office compared to Biden’s final year.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-russia-ukraine_n_6995d4fde4b0b3532938d931?origin=home-latest-news-unit
11 days ago
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New VA Rule Ties Disability Ratings to Medicated Symptoms, Drawing Fire From Veterans Groups
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New VA Rule Ties Disability Ratings to Medicated Symptoms, Drawing Fire From Veterans Groups
Under a previous court precedent, VA examiners were required to consider what a veteran’s disability would look like without medication. Under the new rule, the rating is based on how the veteran pres...
https://www.military.com/benefits/veterans-health-care/new-va-rule-ties-disability-ratings-medicated-symptoms-drawing-fire-veterans-groups.html
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VA to consider medical management of symptoms in determining disability ratings
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VA to consider medical management of symptoms in determining disability ratings
If a medication or treatment lowers a veteran's disability level, the rating will be based on the lower level, according to a new VA regulation.
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2026/02/18/va-to-consider-medical-management-of-symptoms-in-determining-disability-ratings/
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New VA rule could lower veterans’ disability rating if medication improves their symptoms
Under a new rule, the Department of Veterans Affairs will lower veterans’ disability pay if medication improves their condition.
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/veterans-disability-rating-federal-rule-change/
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New VA rule could lower veterans’ disability rating if medication improves their symptoms
Under a new rule, the Department of Veterans Affairs will lower veterans’ disability pay if medication improves their condition.
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/veterans-disability-rating-federal-rule-change/
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New VA rule could lower veterans’ disability rating if medication improves their symptoms
Under a new rule, the Department of Veterans Affairs will lower veterans’ disability pay if medication improves their condition.
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/veterans-disability-rating-federal-rule-change/
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Trump to Repaint Air Force One
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Trump to Repaint Air Force One
"Air Force One jets are expected to receive a new paint job in President Trump’s preferred colors of red, white, gold and dark blue," NewsNation reports.
https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/17/trump-to-repaint-air-force-one/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hubbub-pro
13 days ago
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Americans, not other countries, paid Trump's tariffs in 2025
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said foreigners would pay for his import tariffs. A new report says Americans picked up most of the tab.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/americans-not-other-countries-paid-194205198.html
15 days ago
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Bondi Says All Epstein Files Have Been Released
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Bondi Says All Epstein Files Have Been Released
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a letter on Saturday night that "all" Epstein files have been released, Fox News reports.
https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/15/bondi-says-all-epstein-files-have-been-released/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hubbub-pro
16 days ago
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